Breakfast Sandwich<\/strong> – Obviously there are 100+ variations of a breakfast sandwich so let your imagination run wild but this is what I will sometimes make if\u00a0I’m not in the mood for a bowl of fruit (0 point+)\u00a0with my morning coffee.<\/p>\n Store Brand or Thomas English Muffin – 3 points+ (1 muffin) Cold Cereal<\/strong> Hot Cereal<\/strong> Yogurt<\/strong> – 2, 3 or 4 points+ depending on the brand Smoothies – <\/strong>most times my smoothies consist of soon to spoil yogurts and fruit and my secret ingredient,\u00a0flax seed\u00a0(see my video here<\/a>) <\/strong>but here a couple of additional ones I like!<\/p>\n Skinny Green Tropical Smoothie<\/a><\/strong> – 6 points+ (1-3\/4 cup)<\/p>\n Skinny Green Monster Smoothie<\/a><\/strong> – 6 points+ (2 cups)<\/p>\n Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie<\/a><\/strong> – 6 points+ (1\/2, serves 2) I haven’t made this one yet but it looks interesting. A couple of readers on Facebook said it was good.<\/p>\n Here are some of the lunches<\/strong> I’ve been having depending how big my breakfast was…. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Deli Style Sandwich – <\/strong>I usually alternate between Turkey and Ham since it’s the lowest in points and my faves! (If you prefer regular mayo use just a smear for 0 point+ or 1 tsp for 1 point+)<\/p>\n Veggie Burger<\/strong> – Sometimes I’ll just have a House salad\u00a0with leftover roasted chicken<\/strong> – 6 points+ (1 breast)<\/p>\n Lunch Sides: What I’ve been having for dinner<\/strong>…..<\/p>\n \u00a0 Deconstructed Taco Salad<\/strong> – This is what I make but your points may vary depending on your brand of ingredients or additions\/omitions: Grilled Garlic Dijon Herb Salmon<\/a><\/strong> – 6 points+\u00a0(1 filet w\/lemon)<\/p>\n Turkey Stuffed Peppers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 5 points+\u00a0 (1\/2 pepper)<\/p>\n Classic Shepherd’s Pie<\/a><\/strong> – 7 points+ (1 serving, makes 6 servings)<\/p>\n Baked Lump Crab Cakes with Red Pepper Chipotle Lime Sauce<\/a><\/strong> – 5 points+ (1 cake)<\/p>\n Johnsonville Stadium Brats<\/strong> – 6 points+ (1 brat) Juicy Hamburgers<\/a> – <\/strong>6 points+ (1 burger)<\/p>\n Dinner Sides: Roasted Mushrooms<\/strong>\u00a0– Pound of sliced mushrooms, salt & pepper, spray with cooking spray (Olive Oil spray, up to 5 for 0 points+). Roast at 450 for 20 minutes. 0 points+ and oh so delicious! This would work for just about any vegetable.<\/p>\n Saut\u00e9ed Zucchini and Squash<\/strong> – Slice thinly, spray with cooking spray, season with herbs and spices and cook till tender. 0 points+!<\/p>\n House Salad<\/strong> – everyone has their own version of a house salad, green leaves, veges (or without) but to get the most of your salad seasoning is key (and free of points+).\u00a0 I like to sprinkle with pepper, Mrs. Dash table blends or \u00a0italian seasoning, etc. – 0 points+ Roasted Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus Bundles<\/a><\/strong> – 2 points+ (1 bundle)<\/p>\n Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice\u00a0Original<\/strong>\u00a0– 5 points+\u00a0 (1 cup cooked)<\/p>\n Desserts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sugar-Free Jello with Cool Whip Free<\/strong>– 0 points+ (this is so delicious when you are having a sugar craving)<\/p>\n Berry Yogurt Popsicles<\/a><\/strong> – 1 point+ (1 popsicle) Homemade Skinny Chocolate Cake<\/a><\/strong> – 5 points+ (1 pc)<\/p>\n Weight Watchers English Toffee Squares<\/strong> – 1 point+ (1 candy) These are great to throw in your purse for a little treat while you’re on the go!<\/p>\n I usually keep a couple of boxes of 3 or 4 points+ frozen dessert bars on hand at all times just in case…Here are the ones I’ve had…<\/p>\n Weight Watchers English Toffee Ice Cream Bar<\/strong> – 3 points+ (1 bar), these are skinny but good overall! If I had to pick just one I would say the Orange Sorbet & Ice Cream bar since it’s more bang for your points and it tastes like a real dreamsicle…sooo good!! \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n Reminders: Drink Plenty of Water<\/strong> – You either love it\u00a0(like me) or hate it (like my diet coke guzzling older sister) but you gotta do it!\u00a0 If you need a little help transitioning to water you can always try Mio Liquid Water Enhancer (various flavors) or other similar brands for 0 points+<\/span> and\u00a0from what I hear (from my brother in law) it tastes great!<\/p>\n Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n Even if you don’t feel like eating you can actually sabotage yourself by not eating three balanced meals a day.<\/p>\n Make better food choices.\u00a0 Eat more proteins than carbs and load up on whole grains, fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n Sometimes you can get discouraged if the scale doesn’t reflect all your efforts to drop the pounds\u00a0so take body measurements.\u00a0 Even if you don’t lose pounds your waistline could still be shrinking. Persevere.<\/p>\n Great Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m kind of boring in that I tend to eat the same foods over and over again without a lot of variation so be sure to check out Gina over at SkinnyTaste<\/a><\/strong>!\u00a0 She\u00a0is an awesome resource for new and delicious Weight Watchers meals with step by step instructions, nutritional and point values plus beautiful photographs!\u00a0I love her!!<\/p>\n Stay connected online through the Weight Watchers Facebook page<\/a><\/strong>! Get encouragement, share recipes and great tips from thousands of people who know just how we feel!<\/p>\n The Weight Watchers Magazine<\/a><\/strong> is also a great source and has great articles and coupons! Discount Mags is offering a one-year (6 issues) subscription for just $3.99!<\/p>\n \u00a0 Grow Your own<\/strong> I would love to hear what meal ideas you have tried and found to be noteworthy – plus be sure to share your progress thus far!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I just wanted to take a few minutes and check in with all my fellow weight watchers out there. We all lead busy lives so one thing that I’ve learned on my weight loss journey is meal planning and organization\u00a0are key elements of being successful and staying on track.\u00a0 I am still working on getting …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"list_headings":[],"deal_type":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n
\nKraft American Cheese Singles, Reg\u00a0– 2 points+ (1 slice) or 2% is only 1 point+
\nCanadian-Stlye Bacon – 1 point+ (1 slice, 24 g)
\nEgg – 2 points+ (1 large)\u00a0or Egg Whites (3)\u00a0– 1 point+ or Regular Egg Substitute (1\/4 Cup) – 1 point+
\nBaby Spinach or Arugula Leaves – 0 point+
\nTotal Points – 6 to 8 points+(depending on my mood for type of eggs!)<\/p>\n
\nHoneynut Cheerios – 4 points+ (1 cup) or 2 points+ (1\/2 cup)
\nFat Free Milk –\u00a02 points+ (1 cup) or 1 point+ (1\/2 cup)
\nTotal\u00a0Points – 6\u00a0points+ (1c) or \u00a03 points+ for (1\/2c)<\/p>\n
\nCream of Wheat – 3 points+ (1 cup)
\nFat Free Milk – 1 point+ (1\/2 cup)
\nWhite or Brown Sugar – 1 point+ (1 tbsp) (you could use equal or splenda for 0 point+ but I don’t really like it so I just use regular sugar)
\nTotal points – 5 points+<\/p>\n
\nFresh Fruit cup – 0 point+<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Skinny-Green-Dairy-Free-Tropical-Smoothie-300x200.jpg\" "\\"Skinny-Green-Dairy-Free-Tropical-Smoothie\\"")
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\nWheat Bread\u00a0–\u00a04 points+\u00a0(2 slices) (2 points+ for 1 slice for open face sandwich)
\nOscar\u00a0Mayer Selects Applewood Smoked Ham – 1\u00a0point+\u00a0 (6 slices)
\nOscar Mayer Smoked Turkey Breast – 2 points+ (6 slices)
\nKraft American Cheese Singles – 2 points+ (1 slice)
\nDijon Mustard – 0 point+
\nHandful of shredded lettuce – 0 point+
\nTotal Points – 7 points+ for ham and 8 points+ for turkey<\/p>\n
\nArnold Wheat Sandwich Thin Bun – 3 points+ (1 bun)
\nMorningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger – 3 points+ (1 burger)
\nLaughing Cow Light (various flavors) Cheese – 1 point+ (1 wedge) (I use in place of mayo)
\nDijon Mustard – 0 point+
\nHandful of shredded lettuce or baby spinach – 0 point+
\nTotal Points – 7 points+<\/p>\n
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\nKosher Dill Pickle Spears – 0 point+ (you will rediscover your love of pickles…so yummy and 0 points!)
\nRegular 4% Cottage Cheese – 3 points+ (1\/2 cup)
\nMini Babybell Cheese Wheel – 2 points+ (1 wheel)
\nFresh Fruit cup or Veggie Sticks – 0 point+<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/taco-salad-kara.jpg\" "\\"taco")
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\nbed of shredded lettuce – 0 points+
\nground beef – 7 points or ground turkey – 6 points (1 cup)
\ncanned black beans – 2 points+ (1\/2 cup)
\nshredded colby cheese – 3 points+ (1\/4 cup)
\njarred salsa – 0 point+
\nSour Cream – 1 point+ (2 tbsp)
\nTotal\u00a0Points – 13 points+ for beef\u00a0total or 12 points+ total\u00a0\u00a0for\u00a0turkey
\n*I sometimes omit some of the toppings like cheese or sour cream or cut back on the serving of meat\u00a0to reduce my points but you get the drift.<\/p>\n
\nSaut\u00e9ed onions and bell peppers – 0 points+<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fries-300x200.jpg\" "\\"fries\\"")
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\nSkinny Texas Cheese Fries<\/a><\/strong> – 7 points+ (1\/2, serves 2) with homemade buttermilk ranch dressing<\/a>\u00a0– 1 point+ (1\/4 cup)<\/p>\n
\nMcCormick Salad Toppings – 1 point+ (1-1\/3 tbsp)
\nKraft Roasted Red Pepper Dressing –\u00a01 point+ (2 tbsp)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/berry-smoothie-popsicles-300x249.jpg\" "\\"berry-smoothie-popsicles\\"")
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\nAmazon sells the coolest popsicle freezer pop maker<\/a>\u00a0and is perfect for this recipe! They look just like real popsicles and no one is the wiser.\u00a0 My sister has this one and her boys love em!<\/p>\n
\nWeight Watchers\u00a0Giant Wild Berry & Orange Sorbet and Ice Cream Bar<\/strong> – 3 points+ (1 bar) and they are huge!
\nI also have tried the Weight Watchers Giant Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Bar<\/strong> – 4 points+ (1 bar), these are really big too!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fresh-fruit-300x171.jpg\" "\\"fresh")
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\nFresh Fruit & Veges<\/strong> are\u00a0your bestest\u00a0friends\u00a0and 0 points+! I beeline it over to Aldi<\/a> at least once a week for a various selections of their fresh produce. I cut it all up and put in a huge zip bags\/containers so it’s always ready to eat so I’m not tempted to stray off course!\u00a0Be sure to share your helpful hints to include in Ways to Save on Fresh Produce<\/a>!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.krogerkrazy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/garden-300x172.jpg\" "\\"garden\\"")
<\/a>This is my late papa and he loved his garden \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFresh Herbs can be expensive at the grocery store so I always grow some of the major ones myself.\u00a0 Here is a great Weight Watchers article on How to Grow Your Own Herb Garden<\/a>!
\nWe try to have a big garden every year but if you don’t have the space or time to tend to one, plant a small patio garden<\/a>!<\/p>\n